Rahmi Koc Industrial Museum

March 20, 2010 14:59 by haci
This museum is located in the anchor casting workshop at the docks on the Golden Horn (Halic in Turkish), an area that symbolized industrialization in the Ottoman Empire of the 19th century. The anchor casting workshop was built in the era of Ahmet II (1703-1730) and the building’s foundations go ba... [More]

Istanbul City Museum

March 18, 2010 23:44 by haci
The museum was first located in the Bayezit Municipal Library from the year 1939 until it was moved to the Fine Arts building of the Yildiz Palace complex in 1988. On display are paintings depicting the social life of the Ottoman period in Istanbul, calligraphy, textiles, 18th and 19th century porce... [More]

Carpet and Kilim Museum

March 18, 2010 23:41 by haci
This museum is located in the Hunkar Kasri (royal residence), which stands north of the Sultanahmet mosque (known as Blue Mosque) complex. Hunkar Kasri was the place where the Sultan used to rest before he would join the prayer in the mosque. The museums has unique pieces of old Ottoman rugs and kil... [More]

Caricature Museum

March 18, 2010 23:38 by haci
This museum was opened in 1975 in Tepebasi by the Istanbul Municipality through the efforts of the Caricaturists Association, then temporarily closed down in 1980 as the building where it was housed was torn down and later re-opened in its new site in Fatih district. The Gazanfer Aga complex, whic... [More]

Fine Arts Museum

March 18, 2010 23:30 by haci
On the order of Ataturk, this museum was opened in 1937 in the crown prince suites of Dolmabahce Palace. It was the first art museum in Turkey and only one in Istanbul until recently. The permanent collection presents a panoramic view of the Turkish plastic arts and also includes works of world famo... [More]

Sadberk Hanim Museum

March 18, 2010 23:27 by haci
Founded by the Vehbi Koc Foundation in 1980 in the historical Azaryan residence along the Bosphorus, this museum is a beautiful three-story "yali" (old Ottoman house) and houses a rich collection of Anatolian-based works of art, antiques and relics dating from 6000 BC. It is the first priv... [More]

Calligraphy Museum

March 18, 2010 23:24 by haci
The Beyazid Medresse, which was used as the municipality library since 1945 was evacuated, restored and reorganized as the Turkish Calligraphic Arts Museum. It has interesting and valuable examples of the Turkish art of the pen, Korans, imperial seals, diplomas, Hilye-i serif (descriptions of the Pr... [More]

Asiyan Museum

March 18, 2010 23:21 by haci
This museum is the former residence of famous Turkish poet Tevfik Fikret (1867-1915) who constructed the building himself. In addition to an exhibit of the personal belongings of Fikret, there is a room devoted to the poet Nigar Hanim and displaying some of the belongings of Abdulhak Hamit. Asiyan... [More]

Ataturk Museum

March 18, 2010 23:18 by haci
House where Ataturk lived and worked before the War of Independence during his stay in Istanbul between 1918 and 1919, originally was built in 1908 and restored by the Municipality of Istanbul in 1943, opening to the public in 1981. Top floor of this building was reserved to His mother Zubeyde Hanim... [More]

Istanbul Press Museum

March 18, 2010 14:47 by haci
Press Museum A building on the Yeniceri (Janissary) Street in Cemberlitas district, originally built as a university by Safvet Pasha and having served different purposes from then on, now houses the Press Museum. Its architect is believed to be Fossati. The museum displays documents on the history... [More]

Museum of Painting and Sculpture

March 18, 2010 14:36 by haci
Museum of Painting and Sculpture Paintings and Sculpture Museum (1937): It is located in Besiktas. Works of the famous Turkish Sculptors and painters are being exhibited here. Fine collection of 19th and 20th century Turkish painting and sculpture. Tel: (212) 261 42 98

Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum

October 16, 2009 01:56 by haci
Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum Main building of the museum.The Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum (Turkish: Türk ve İslam Eserleri Müzesi) is a museum located in Sultanahmet Square in Eminönü district of Istanbul, Turkey. Constructed in 1524, the building was formerly the palace of İbrahim Pasha, ... [More]

Istanbul Archaeology Museums

October 16, 2009 01:32 by haci
Istanbul Archaeology Museums This June 2008 may require copy-editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone or spelling. You can assist by editing it now. (June 2008) Istanbul Archaeology Museums Established 13 June 1891 Location Osman Hamdi Bey Yokuşu Sokak, Gülhane, Istanbul, Turkey ... [More]

Istanbul Modern

October 16, 2009 01:19 by haci
Istanbul Modern Istanbul ModernIstanbul Modern Art Museum (Turkish: İstanbul Modern Sanat Müzesi), a.k.a İstanbul Modern, is a museum of contemporary art in Istanbul, Turkey, inaugurated on December 11, 2004. The museum, located in a converted warehouse in Tophane district on the Bosphorus, is... [More]

Istanbul Aviation Museum

October 16, 2009 01:15 by haci
Istanbul Aviation Museum Istanbul Aviation MuseumThe Istanbul Aviation Museum (Turkish: Havacılık Müzesi) is a military-based museum, managed by Turkish Air Force. The museum is located in the Yeşilköy district of Istanbul, Turkey. The area of museum is 65,000 m². The museum not only present... [More]

The Topkapi Palace Museum

October 16, 2009 01:01 by haci
THE TOPKAPI PALACE MUSEUM TOPKAPI SARAYI Topkapi Palace was home to all the Ottoman sultans until the reign of Abdulmecid I (1839-1860), a period of nearly four centuries. The order for the construction of the Topkapi Palace on the Seraglio Point overlooking both Marmara and Bosphorus was given ... [More]